- Science AMA Series: Scientists are on board the R/V JOIDES Resolution for two months to drill into the ocean floor to investigate geochemical, tectonic, and biological processes occurring in undersea mud volcanoes in an active subduction zone. http://www.joidesresolution.org 29 comments science
- AskScience AMA Series: Scientists are on board the R/V JOIDES Resolution for two months to drill approximately 1500 meters into the Atlantis Bank gabbroic massif. Gabbro is an intrusive igneous rock that forms when magma is trapped beneath Earth's surface and cools slowly. AUA! http://www.joidesresolution.org 131 comments askscience
- I'm out at sea until May 4th on an ocean drilling expedition, climate science not oil. Any questions? http://joidesresolution.org/ 60 comments science
Linking pages
- Bid to drill deep inside Earth - BBC News http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-34967750 72 comments
- How Deep Does Life Go? | The MIT Press Reader https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/how-deep-does-life-go/ 40 comments
- In a geologic triumph, scientists drill a window into Earth’s mantle - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2023/06/06/drill-earth-mantle-rocks/ 36 comments
- A Mission to Drill Right Through Earth's Crust Begins This Week : ScienceAlert http://www.sciencealert.com/a-mission-to-drill-right-through-earth-s-crust-begins-this-week 14 comments
- Scientists Awaken Deep Sea Bacteria After 100 Million Years | The Scientist Magazine® https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/scientists-awaken-deep-sea-bacteria-after-100-million-years-67778 8 comments
- How Somali Pirates Are Holding Climate Science Hostage – Mother Jones http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2013/04/somali-pirates-have-taken-new-hostage-science 4 comments
- Longest rock core from Earth’s mantle opens window into the origins of life | Science | EL PAÍS English https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2024-08-08/longest-rock-core-from-earths-mantle-opens-window-into-the-origins-of-life.html 1 comment
- Pliocene-Like Monsoons Are Returning to the American Southwest | WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/pliocene-like-monsoons-are-returning-to-the-american-southwest/ 0 comments
- Scientists Extract Rocks From Earth’s Mantle | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-extract-rocks-from-earths-mantle-180982350/ 0 comments